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Tina Fey can dust off another place on her trophy shelf. The Kennedy Center is announcing Tuesday that the comedian will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. (more)

The Supreme Court has just held that violent juveniles cannot be given a life sentence without the opportunity for parole, unless they succeed in killing their victim. Even torturers and rapists who attempt to commit murder cannot be denied the opportunity for release under the court’s decision Monday in Graham v. Florida. (more)

“I’m doing great. I hope people still find me comedically absurd and ridiculous.” (more)

(CNN) — Actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis, funny man Stephen Colbert, a blog about sometimes-regrettable text messages and the New York Times’ Web site top the list of nominees for the 2010 Webby Awards. (more)

Sitting at the Purim Spiel (an annual Jewish fundraiser where Broadway stars perform to raise money for the Birthright Israel Foundation) and waiting for the stage lights to dim, I began chatting with a friend about how exciting it is to see a resurgence of young Jewish conservatives in New York. (more)

Joe Biden was tapped as vice president with the role of attack dog in mind. That was one of the less explosive revelations from Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book “Game Change.” As the nation will recall, the then-senator took his duty in an ironic direction. Yes, he was an attack dog of sorts, but the only leg he sank his teeth into was that of his running mate. (more)

The man accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny at a hearing Tuesday afternoon. (more)